Investing in
Natural Capital
for an inclusive green & blue economy to implement the SDGs and Paris Climate Agreement
POVERTY ENVIRONMENT PARTNERSHIP (PEP 22)
New York, Tarrytown Estate, 19-22nd June 2017
Wednesday 21 June, 9:00-10:30am
Ongoing work of the Poverty-Environment Partnership
Working Group: Mainstreaming and Institutions for ‘Triple Zero’ SDGs
Rationale for the session:
Countries and international players alike are addressing the challenge of implementing the SDGs.
PEP wants to make sure that SDG delivery also results in ‘Zero Poverty, Zero Carbon, and Zero Net
Natural Capital Loss’. Meet the challenge will require mainstreaming of poverty, climate and
environment, and improved institutions.
PEP’s work plan therefore includes a PEP working group on institutional reform – which covers a
spectrum from particular mainstreaming tools to visions for the national institutional framework.
Mainstreaming is a big part of what PEP can promote already. All PEP members have experience of
various tools and tactics (institutional, economic, environmental and social assessments, integrated
planning, etc.). Many are experimental but some are now in the mainstream itself. It is time for PEP
to pool its learning on mainstreaming, so that it can promote and use proven, effective tools that
work in different institutional and policy contexts and identify what we can do better. PEI has
initiated a “compendium” of mainstreaming tools, experiences and results and would like to join
forces with as many PEP members as possible.
It is also time to look at the institutions needed. Many catalysts for successful mainstreaming have
been institutional innovations. Most barriers to mainstreaming tools are also institutional (political,
organisational, capacity and norms). Focus therefore needs to shift from tools alone to also the
institutions that can deliver integrated outcomes. For PEP, IIED has prepared a draft paper on the
institutional barriers, entry points and characteristics needed for the SDGs, and would like PEP to
join forces to share learning.
Session objectives:
1. Understand and develop PEI’s ideas for a Compendium on mainstreaming tools and
institutions, for PEP further collaboration.
2. Co-develop a PEP diagnostic of Institutional Readiness for ‘Triple Zero’ SDGs.
3. Propose the next steps for PEP’s work on ‘Triple Zero’ Mainstreaming and Institutions
Engaging PEP 22 stakeholders:
We want to specifically hear the voice of tool users and institutional innovators. Country updates on
Day 1 should include a country perspective on "tools" and institutional development where relevant
– noting best bets, major barriers and innovations. We will also ‘prime’ some developing country
‘tool users’ and institutional innovators during Days 1 and 2 to make the Day 3 break-out group
informative and demand-led.
Session agenda:
Introduction: Session aims and outcomes – 5 mins (Isabell Kempf, PEI Co-Director)
Presentation: PEI’s analysis and plans for mainstreaming ‘compendium’ – 10 mins, Alex Forbes, PEI
Presentation: ‘Who will achieve the SDGs? The institutional imperative’ – 10 mins, Steve Bass, IIED
Buzz session to enrich ‘compendium’ centred on two questions: What have been the most effective
mainstreaming tools for ‘Triple Zero’ and why? What have been the major institutional barriers,
entry points and innovations for mainstreaming success? Method: Pair up or Groups to discuss and
stick post-it notes on flipchart. Then brief group discussion standing around it (20 mins)
Buzz session to enrich Diagnostic: Comments on ‘Diagnostic: Institutional Readiness for the SDGs’
[the last section of the IIED paper to be circulated] Method: Pair up to discuss and stick post-it notes
on a poster-sized summary diagnostic. Then brief group discussion standing around it (15 minutes)
PEP planning: Working group ‘plenary’ facilitated by Anne Juepner, PEI Co Director addressing future
work in PEP: (30 minutes)
 Scope of work? E.g. from individual tools to wider institutional reform?
 Desirable products? E.g. on-line modules and database; learning group; training courses,
feedback ‘ToolAdvisor’; guidance; in-country institutional assessments….
 Taking part? Interested members joining the PEP working group
 Priorities for 2017-18